Austria and Germany, Imperial. A Grouping of a Silver Austrian Bravery Medal, Second Class, and a 1914 Iron Cross, Second Class

(Tapferkeitmedaille). Instituted 19 July 1789. Type IV. (1914-1916 Issue). An Austrian Bravery medal, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse bears a rightward-facing bust of Emperor Franz Joseph I circumscribed by name and title, reverse inscribed “Der Tapferkeit” (“For Bravery”) with raised stylized flags and laurel branches, maker marked “Tautenhayn” on obverse, measuring 31 mm in diameter, in near very fine condition, and; (Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse) Reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II 5 August 1914. (1914-1918 Issue). A 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, on loop for suspension with its correct replacement ribbon, the obverse with a raised central “W”, with the re-institution date “1914” in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak-leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original institution date “1813” in raised numbers on the lower arm, a raised Prussian crown on the upper arm, with “FW” in raised lettering directly below, unmarked, measuring 48 mm (h) x 44 mm (w), in very fine condition.